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• the present invention relates to a polyolefin composition
• a polyolefin composition comprising a crosslinkable polyolefin with hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst
• a master batch for a crosslinkable polyolefin composition comprising a polymer and a silanol condensation catalyst, a stabilized polyolefin containing cross-linked silane groups wherein cross-linking has been performed by the use of a silanol condensation catalyst, and to the use of a stabilizer mixture for stabilizing a polyolefin composition comprising a crosslinkable polyolefin with hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst.
• the polyolefin composition of the invention can be used for pipe, wire & cable, film, fibre and moulding applications.
• cross-link polyolefins by means of additives as this improves the properties of the polyolefin such as mechanical strength and chemical heat resistance.
• Cross-linking may be performed by condensation of silanol groups contained in the polyolefin which can be obtained by hydrolysation of silane groups.
• a silane compound can be introduced as a cross-linkable group e.g. by grafting the silane compound onto a polyolefin, or by copolymerisation of olefin monomers and silane group containing monomers.
• Such techniques are known e.g. from US 4,413,066 , US 4.297,310 , US 4,351,876 , US 4,397,981 , US 4,446,283 and US 4,456,704 .
• a silanol condensation catalyst For cross-linking of such polyolefins, a silanol condensation catalyst must be used.
• Conventional catalysts are for example tin-organic compounds such as dibutyl tin dilaurate (DBTDL).
• DBTDL dibutyl tin dilaurate
• acidic silanol condensation catalysts In contrast to the conventional tin-organic catalysts the acidic catalysts allow cross-linking to quickly take place already at room temperature.
• acidic silanol condensation catalysts are disclosed for example in WO 95/17463 . The contents of this document is enclosed herein by reference.
• the silanol condensation catalyst usually is added to the silane-group containing polymer by compounding the polymer with a so-called master batch, in which the catalyst, and optionally further additives are contained in a polymer, e.g. polyolefin, matrix in concentrated form.
• silanol condensation catalyst containing master batches in particular master batches which contain an acidic, e.g. a sulphonic acid, catalyst, suffer from a typical yellow/brownish colour, i.e. a discoloration, as compared to the colourless matrix polymer as such.
• stabilizers are added to the polyolefin which protect it from degradation caused by thermal oxidation, UV-radiation, processing, oxidative degradation and by penetration of metal ions, such as copper ions.
• the stabilizer usually is added to the polyolefin together with the silanol condensation catalyst with the master batch.
• typical stabilizers used such as the butylated reaction product of p-cresol and dicyclopentadiene (Lowinox CPL TM ) or 1,3,5-tri-methyl-2,4,6-tris-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)benzene (Irganox 1330 TM ), dramatically increase the discoloration of the master batch, i.e. dramatically deepen the yellow/brownish colour of the master batch. Even a polymer without an antioxidant gets brownish from the catalyst.
• a silanol condensation catalyst in particular an acidic silanol condensation catalyst
• OIT oxygen induction time
• the components of the additive mixture must furthermore not cause exudation problems, must not give rise to bad smell and must not inhibit the activity of the catalyst.
• an additive mixture which in addition to a silanol condensation catalyst comprises a P-containing compound and, optionally, an usual antioxidant.
• the present invention therefore provides a polyolefin composition
• a polyolefin composition comprising a crosslinkable polyolefin with hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst, characterized in that it further comprises:
• compound (A) can also be designated as acting as a "whitener” or a discoloration co-agent.
• compound (A) acts as a process stabilizer that is active in the compounding and cross-linking step.
• the polyolefin composition of the invention comprises
• compound (A) is a compound according to the formula: P(O n R)(OR')(OR") wherein
• compound (A) is a compound according to the formula: P(O n R)(OR')(OR") wherein
• Compound (A) may preferably e.g. be chosen from the following compounds: Bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite (Doverphos S-9228 T TM , CAS-no. 154862-43-8); Tris(2,4-di- t -butylphenyl)phosphite (Irgaphos 168 FF TM , CAS-no. 31570-04-4); Di-stearyl-pentaerythrityl-diphosphite (Weston 618 TM , CAS-no.
• Bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite (Doverphos S-9228 T TM , CAS-no. 154862-43-8); Tris(2,4-di- t -butylphenyl)phosphite (Irgaphos 168 FF TM
• compound (A) is a compound according to formula: wherein R and R' each is the same or different and is a residue comprising at least 6 C-atoms, more preferably at least 10 C-atoms, and most preferably is a substituted phenyl residue comprising at least one tert.-butyl group or a linear hydrocarbyl group comprising at least 10 C-atoms
• compound (A) preferably is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 3 wt.%, more preferably from 0.03 to 1 wt%, and most preferably from 0.04 to 0.4 wt%.
• the total amount of compound (A) and (B) in the final polymer composition is from 0.02 to 3 wt.%, more preferably from 0.1 to 2 wt%, and most preferably from 0.2 to 1 wt%.
• Compound (B) preferably is an antioxidant which is neutral or acidic, must comprise a sterically hindered phenol group or aliphatic sulphur groups.
• Such compounds are disclosed in EP 1 254 923 to be particularly suitable antioxidants for stabilisation of polyolefins containing hydrolysable silane groups which are crosslinked with a silanol condensation catalyst, in particular an acidic silanol condensation catalyst.
• Other preferred antioxidants are disclosed in WO2005003199A1 .
• compound (B) is a stabilizer which is neutral or acidic, does not contain ester groups, does not contain phosphorous, and is a compound according to the formula: wherein
• compound (B) are 1,3,5-tri-methyl-2,4,6-tris-(3,5-di-tert. butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) benzene (Irganox 1330 TM , CAS-no. 1709-70-2); 2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2(4',8',12'-trimethyltridecyl)-chroman-6-ol (Irganox E 201 TM , CAS-no. 10191-41-0); Butylated reaction product of p -cresol and dicyclopentadiene (Ralox LC, CAS-no. 31851-03-3, 68610-51-5) and tetrakis-(methylene-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydrocinnamate)methane (Irganox 1010 TM ).
• compound (B) is present in the composition in an amount of from 0.01 to 3 wt%, more preferably 0.05 to 2 wt%, and most preferably 0.08 to 1.5 wt%.
• silanol condensation catalysts of the polymer composition comprise Lewis acids, inorganic acids such as sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid, and organic acids such as citric acid, stearic acid, acetic acid, sulphonic acid and alkanoic acids as dodecanoic acid, or a precursor of any of the compounds mentioned.
• a Bronstedt acid or a precursor thereof, is used as acidic silanol condensation catalysts, further preferred a sulphonic acid, and still further preferred an organic sulphonic acid containing the structural element: Ar(SO 3 H) x with
• Ar may preferably be a phenyl, naphthalene group or a group comprising three fused rings.
• Ar is a hydrocarbyl substituted aryl group and the total compound containing 14 to 28 carbon atoms
• the Ar group is a hydrocarbyl substituted benzene or naphthalene ring, the hydrocarbyl radical or radicals containing 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the benzene case and 4 to 18 atoms in the naphthalene case.
• the hydrocarbyl radical is an alkyl substituent having 10 to 18 carbon atoms and still more preferred that the alkyl substituent contains 12 carbon atoms and is selected from dodecyl and tetrapropyl. Due to commercial availability it is most preferred that the aryl group is a benzene substituted group with an alkyl substituent containing 12 carbon atoms.
• the currently most preferred compounds are dodecyl benzene sulphonic acid and tetrapropyl benzene sulphonic acid.
• the silanol condensation catalyst may also be precursor of the sulphonic acid compound, including all its preferred embodiments mentioned, i.e. a compound that is converted by hydrolysis to such a compound.
• a precursor is for example the acid anhydride of a sulphonic acid compound, or a sulphonic acid that has been provided with a hydrolysable protective group, as e.g. an acetyl group, which can be removed by hydrolysis.
• preferred sulphonic acid catalysts are those as described in EP 1 309 631 and EP 1 309 632 , namely
• the silanol condensation catalyst is present in an amount of 0.0001 to 6 wt%, more preferably of 0.001 1 to 2 wt%, and most preferably 0.05 to 1 wt%.
• the present invention generally concerns cross-linkable polyolefins containing hydrolysable silane groups. More preferably the cross-linkable polyolefin is a polyethylene.
• the hydrolysable silane groups may be introduced into the polyolefin by copolymerization of e.g. ethylene monomers with silane group containing comonomers or by grafting, i.e. by chemical modification of the polymer by addition of silane groups mostly in a radical reaction. Both techniques are well known in the art.
• the silane group containing polyolefin has been obtained by copolymerization.
• the copolymerization is preferably carried out with an unsaturated silane compound represented by the formula R 1 SIR 2 q Y 3-q (IV) wherein
• unsaturated silane compound are those wherein R 1 is vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, butenyl, cyclohexanyl or gamma-(meth)acryloxy propyl; Y is methoxy, ethoxy, formyloxy, acetoxy, propionyloxy or an alkyl-or arylamino group; and R 2 , if present, is a methyl, ethyl, propyl, decyl or phenyl group.
• the most preferred compounds are vinyl trimethoxysilane, vinyl bismethoxyethoxysilane, vinyl triethoxysilane, gamma-(meth)acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma(meth)acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, and vinyl triacetoxysilane.
• the copolymerization of the olefin, e.g. ethylene, and the unsaturated silane compound may be carried out under any suitable conditions resulting in the copolymerization of the two monomers.
• the copolymerization may be implemented in the presence of one or more other comonomers which can be copolymerized with the two monomers.
• comonomers include (a) vinyl carboxylate esters, such as vinyl acetate and vinyl pivalate, (b) alpha-olefins, such as propene, 1-butene, 1-hexane, 1-octene and 4-methyl-1-pentene, (c) (meth)acrylates, such as methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate and butyl(meth)acrylate, (d) olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as (meth)acrylic acid, maleic acid and fumaric acid, (e) (meth)acrylic acid derivativs, such as (meth)acrylonitrile and (meth)acrylic amide, (f) vinyl ethers, such as vinyl methyl ether and vinyl phenyl ether, and (g) aromatic vinyl
• vinyl esters of monocarboxylic acids having 1-4 carbon atoms such as vinyl acetate
• (meth)acrylate of alcohols having 1-4 carbon atoms such as methyl(meth)-acrylate
• Especially preferred comonomers are butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and methyl acrylate.
• the term "(meth)acrylic acid” is intended to embrace both acrylic acid and methacrylic acid.
• the comonomer content of the copolymer may amount to 70% by weight of the copolymer, preferably about 0.5 to 35% by weight, most preferably about 1 to 30% by weight.
• the silane-containing polyolefin according to the invention preferably contains 0.001 to 15% by weight of the silane compound, more preferably 0.01 to 5% by weight, most preferably 0.1 to 2% by weight.
• the polyolefin composition of the invention preferably has an oxygen induction time OIT of more than 30 min.
• the polymer composition according to the invention may further contain varies additives, such as miscible thermoplastics, further stabilizers, lubricants, fillers, colouring agents and foaming agents.
• the silanol condensation catalyst and compound (A) and, optionally, (B) are preferably added to the silane group containing polymer by compounding a master batch, which contains the silanol condensation catalyst and compound (A) and, optionally, (B) in a polymer matrix in concentrated form, with the silane group containing polyolefin.
• the present invention also pertains to a master batch for a crosslinkable polyolefin composition comprising a polymer and a silanol condensation catalyst, characterized in that it further comprises
• the master batch further comprises a matrix polymer, preferably a polyolefin, more preferably a polyethylene, which may be a homo- or copolymer of ethylene, e.g. low density polyethylene, or polyethylene-methyl-ethyl-butyl-acrylate copolymer containing 1 to 50 percent by weight of the acrylate, and mixtures thereof. More preferably, a high density or medium density polyethylene is used as a matrix polymer. Furthermore, it is preferred that the matrix polymer is a bimodal polymer.
• the compounds to be added to the silane group containing polymer are contained in concentrated form, i.e. in a much higher amount than in the final product.
• compound (A) preferably is present in the master batch in an amount of from 0.3 to 5 wt%, more preferably from 0.5 to 3.5 wt%.
• Compound (B) preferably is present in the master batch in an amount of from 1 to 20 wt%, more preferably from 4 to 15 wt%.
• the master batch preferably comprises the acidic silanol condensation catalyst in an amount of from 0.3 to 6 wt%, more preferably from 0.7 to 3.5 wt%.
• the master batch preferably is compounded with the silane group containing polymer in an amount of from 1 to 10 wt%, more preferably from 2 to 8 wt%.
• Compounding may be performed by any known compounding process, including extruding the final product with a screw extruder or a kneader.
• the present invention furthermore pertains to a stabilized polyolefin containing cross-linked silane groups wherein cross-linking has been performed by the use of a silanol condensation catalyst, characterized in that it comprises
• the invention pertains to an article, such as a pipe, a wire or a cable, a film, a fibre or a moulded article, more preferably a pipe, comprising the composition of the invention.
• the melt flow rate is determined according to ISO 1133 and is indicated in g/10 min.
• the MFR is an indication of the flowability, and hence the processability, of the polymer. The higher the melt flow rate, the lower the viscosity of the polymer.
• the MFR is determined at 190°C and may be determined at different loadings such as 2.16 kg (MFR 2 ).
• the yellowness index was measured according to ASTM E313 (light source: D65, 10 degrees). As an equipment, Spectraflash SF600 was used.
• OIT was measured according to EN728 and ISO TR 10837 at a temperature of 210 °C with O 2 atmosphere.
• Master batches were produced comprising as a matrix resin a polyethylene with a density of 954 kg/m3 and a MFR 2 of 4.0 g/10min (BCM 5440), and the further components as indicated in Table 1. In this table, also the amounts of the components in the master batches are indicated. Compounding of the master batches was performed using a Brabender kneader (small chamber, 47 cm 3 ), and 3 mm thick plates were compression moulded at 180 °C.
• antioxidants 1,3,5-tri-methyl-2,4,6-tris-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)benzene (Irganox 1330 TM , CAS-no. 1709-70-2);
• phosphorous containing stabilizers the following compounds were used: Bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite (Doverphos S-9228 T TM , CAS-no. 154862-43-8); Tris(2,4-di- t -butylphenyl)phosphite (Irgaphos 168 FF TM , CAS-no. 31570-04-4); Di-stearyl-pentaerythrityl-diphosphite (Weston 618 TM , CAS-no.
• DBSA linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acid
• the yellowness index and the CIE whiteness were recorded. Furthermore, the colour of the master batches was optically inspected and ranked on a scale of from 1 to 8.
• the master batches of Table 1 were compounded with a silane group containing polyethylene having a density of 923 kg/m 3 , a MFR 2 of 0.9 g/10min and a silane copolymer content of 1,3% by weight (Visico LE 4423 TM from Borealis) in a Brabender kneader followed by tape extrusion. 3 mm thick plates were compression moulded at 180 °C. The results of the yellowness, whiteness and OIT measurements are also given in Table 1.

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